USC's Ashley Liverpool was named the Pac-12 Female Track Athlete of the Week for the week of March 18-24, it was announced today (March 26) by Commissioner Larry Scott.

The junior Liverpool posted a time of 53.58 in running the fastest collegiate 400m dash at the Trojan Invitational on March 23, only being bested by 2011 NCAA 400m Champion Jessica Beard and former Trojan and Puerto Rican Olympian Carol Rodriguez. Liverpool's time is the fourth-fastest this season by a college female and tops among Pac-12 runners.

Liverpool also anchored USC's 4x400m relay team at the Trojan Invitational which ran 3:37.97, the sixth-fastest time this season by a college quartet.